There were CBT courses like this back in the '80s. The biggest problem I found was they were for a vanilla system. In the VSE world, everyone had a non-IBM tape/disk manager (VSAM/SAM was a chargable product and IBM didn't have a tape solution for VSE). Everyone had a console manager (unless you only used the Operator's console). And then add in all the other program products (Vollie, Panonline, OWL, etc, instead of ICCF). The online courses had 25% to 50% of...Well that isn't how it works here..
In a way, VM was even worse. Not only you had the program products (IBM and non-IBM products), but you could configure VM in so many different ways. Consider a recent topic of having the XEDIT prefix line on the left, on the right, or not at all. Way too hard to have CBT course, when there are existing shop standards in place. So, instead, the Primer manuals and Guides, became the "best" way of training if you can't afford to be sent to a real class. BTW, the Reference manuals are better left for when you need to do something. Primers and Guides are good for learning. Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting >>> Rick Giz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 3/4/2008 4:56 PM >>> Absolutely makes sense. I've taken courses from MindLeaders that work exactly that way. Once completed, you can go back and refer to it anytime, and you can print lesson summary screens, etc. I've heard that Interskill works in a similar fashion, although I have not taken courses from them. Problem is that VM courses, especially online, are virtually nonexistent anywhere you look (no pun intended). Regards, Rick Giz [EMAIL PROTECTED] 770-781-3206 _____
